5. Continue to insert the needle and pull threadthrough to complete the first edge row of stitching,ending with the needle inserted downward in thesecond-to-final hole.Turn the corner and insert needle into thecorner hole to continue across the secondedge row, and so forth.

This shows the stitching complete all theway around. The final stitch will carry thethread to the backside of the panel.

6. Cut a 3/4" to 1" tail . . .

. . . and tape the end to the backside of the

panel.

7. Prepare to position the "JOY" letters

onto the stitched panel top layer by

identifying the top guide mark cut.

Position and attach the 'J' with the top edge

matched at the guide mark.

8. Position and attach the 'Y' letter with its baseat the bottom guide mark cut, then centerand attach the 'O' in between.Position and attach the "Christmas" word cutas shown, next to and overlapping the 'JOY'letters.9. Position and attach the top panel over thestitch panel.

10. Position each of the parallelogram "diamonds"

behind the "windows" of the star overlay . . .

. . . taking care to center the edges behind the

side "spokes" so that the adjacent diamonds

will have some area to attach.

Here is the backside of the star with allthe point shapes in place.

11. Layer the heart shapes to make it thick like

a button, then position and attach at the

center of the star.

13. Identify the guide marks cut into the card

front panel: two for a couple of the star points . . .

. . . and corner guide marks for the stitched panel.14. Position and attach the front panelto the front of the card base.